Corrosive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌliɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈəʊsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈəʊsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌliɪŋ/.

Examples

corrosive cristism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

caustic vitriolic mordant erosive

Parts of Speech

noun	a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
adjective	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
adjective	spitefully sarcastic “corrosive cristism”

Word Forms

corrosive	adjective	of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
caustic	noun	any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
corrosive	noun	a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)
corrode	verb	cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
erode	verb	become ground down or deteriorate
vitriol	noun	(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
mordant	noun	a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ätzend

eine Substanz, die dazu neigt, Korrosion zu verursachen (z. B. starke Säuren oder Laugen)

🇫🇷French

corrosif

une substance ayant tendance à provoquer de la corrosion (comme un acide ou un alcali fort)

🇪🇸Spanish

corrosivo

una sustancia que tiene tendencia a causar corrosión (como ácidos o álcalis fuertes)

🇮🇹Italian

corrosivo

una sostanza che ha la tendenza a provocare corrosione (come acidi o alcali forti)

🇳🇱Dutch

corrosief

een stof die de neiging heeft corrosie te veroorzaken (zoals sterke zuren of alkaliën)

🇵🇹Portuguese

corrosivo

uma substância com tendência a causar corrosão (como ácidos ou álcalis fortes)

🇷🇺Russian

коррозионный

вещество, имеющее тенденцию вызывать коррозию (например, сильные кислоты или щелочи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संक्षारक

ऐसा पदार्थ जिसमें संक्षारण उत्पन्न करने की प्रवृत्ति होती है (जैसे मजबूत अम्ल या क्षार)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষয়কারী

ক্ষয় ঘটানোর প্রবণতা রয়েছে এমন একটি পদার্থ (যেমন একটি শক্তিশালী অ্যাসিড বা ক্ষার)

🇮🇳Tamil

அரிக்கும்

அரிப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும் போக்கு கொண்ட ஒரு பொருள் (அத்தகைய வலுவான அமிலங்கள் அல்லது காரம்)

🇮🇳Telugu

తినివేయు

తుప్పు కలిగించే ధోరణి కలిగిన పదార్ధం (అటువంటి బలమైన ఆమ్లాలు లేదా క్షారాలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

संक्षारक

गंज निर्माण करण्याची प्रवृत्ती असलेला पदार्थ (जसे मजबूत ऍसिड किंवा अल्कली)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાટ લગાડનાર

કાટ લાગવાની વૃત્તિ ધરાવતો પદાર્થ (જેમ કે મજબૂત એસિડ અથવા આલ્કલી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಶಕಾರಿ

ಸವೆತವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವಸ್ತು (ಅಂತಹ ಬಲವಾದ ಆಮ್ಲಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ಷಾರ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന

നാശത്തിന് കാരണമാകുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം (അത്തരം ശക്തമായ ആസിഡുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്ഷാരം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਰਾਬ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੋਰ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ (ਅਜਿਹੇ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਐਸਿਡ ਜਾਂ ਅਲਕਲੀ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐蚀性的

容易引起腐蚀的物质（如强酸或强碱）

🇯🇵Japanese

腐食性の

腐食を起こしやすい物質（強酸やアルカリなど）

🇰🇷Korean

신랄한

부식을 일으키는 경향이 있는 물질(강산이나 강알칼리 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn mòn

một chất có xu hướng gây ăn mòn (như axit hoặc kiềm mạnh)

🇹🇭Thai

มีฤทธิ์กัดกร่อน

สารที่มีแนวโน้มที่จะทำให้เกิดการกัดกร่อน (เช่น กรดแก่หรือด่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

korosif

suatu zat yang cenderung menyebabkan korosi (seperti asam kuat atau alkali)

🇵🇭Filipino

kinakaing unti-unti

isang sangkap na may posibilidad na maging sanhi ng kaagnasan (tulad ng isang malakas na acid o alkali)

🇲🇾Malay

menghakis

bahan yang mempunyai kecenderungan untuk menyebabkan kakisan (asid atau alkali yang kuat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تآكل

مادة لها ميل إلى التسبب في التآكل (مثل الأحماض القوية أو القلويات)

🇮🇷Persian

خورنده

ماده ای که تمایل به ایجاد خوردگی دارد (مانند اسیدهای قوی یا قلیایی)

🇹🇷Turkish

aşındırıcı

Korozyona neden olma eğilimi olan bir madde (kuvvetli asitler veya alkaliler gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאַכֵּל

חומר בעל נטייה לגרום לקורוזיה (חומצות חזקות או אלקליות כאלה)

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